Boundary and Ambiguity: Merleau-Ponty and the Space of Psychotherapy
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https://doi.org/10.65828/xe0a8736Abstract
Through its immersion in the philosophical vision of Maurice Merleau- Ponty, this text explores our lived, embodied expressions of boundary and its ambiguity, which reveal our chiasmatic relations with others and with the world. These have implications for the way we live our lives, commune with people and practice existential psychotherapy. Key words Boundary, ambiguity, chiasm, body, flesh, incorporation, intercorporeality, intersubjectivity
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